An encounter broke out between militants and armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar, late on Thursday.
“Encounter has started at Chanapora area of Srinagar. Police and other forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Zone police tweeted.
There are no reports of any casualties so far but an exchange of fire took place for several minutes, officials said.
They said a search operation is going on to track down the militants.
Reports said two militants had attacked the forces and in the ensuing operation, two militants got trapped in a house.